National Comics Museum
# National Comics Museum

The National Comics Museum (traditional Chinese: 國家漫畫博物館; simplified Chinese: 国家漫画博物馆; pinyin: Guójiā Mànhuà Bówùguǎn) is an upcoming museum in West District, Taichung, Taiwan.

## History

The building complex in which the museum will be established was constructed in 1937 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan as a training ground for prison officers to practice judo and kendo. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the venue was transformed into Taichung Prison.

In 2017, Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung proposed to build a comic museum. The Ministry of Culture then chose two sites for the proposed site for the comic museum, which were Empire Sugar Factory Taichung Office (Chinese: 帝國製糖廠臺中營業所) and Xinmin Street Railway Warehouses (Chinese: 臺鐵新民街倉庫群). The plan was then halted due to a land ownership dispute. The museum is expected to be opened by the end of 2023.

## Architecture

The museum will occupy a total land of more than two hectares. It will consist of 19 Japanese buildings and one planned building.

## Transportation

The museum will be accessible northeast from Wuquan Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.

